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Azam Khan

Azam Khan is the founder member of Samajwadi Party and a member of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.He was also one of the senior most Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh and has been a member of the legislative assembly for nine terms from Rampur assembly constituency. Azam Khan was born on 14 August 1948 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. He attained Bachelor of Laws degree in 1974 from Aligarh Muslim University. He married Tazeen Fatma in 1981 and has two sons.He worked as a lawyer before joining politics. He has been into several controversies which sparked attention from the media. He is known for sharing quite a close relation with Mulayam Singh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of U.P. Khan is currently a member of the Samajwadi Party but has been a member of four other political parties between 1980 and 1992. During his first term, he was a member of Janata Party (Secular). During his second term, he was a member of the Lok Dal. Khan was a member of Janata Dal during his third term. In his fourth term, Azam Khan was a member of Janata Party. Since 1993, he has been a member of the Samajwadi Party.

Azam Khan

US pushing world to brink of World War-III: Azam Khan
National | Dec 11, 2015, 01:19 PM IST
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister Mohd. Azam Khan has accused the US of pushing the world to the brink of the Third World War.At an event in Rampur, his home constituency, the urban development minister said
Azam Khan more dangerous than Dawood Ibrahim: Shiv Sena
National | Dec 08, 2015, 01:22 PM IST
Mumbai: Shiv Sena today slammed Uttar Pradesh cabinet Minister Azam Khan calling him more dangerous than India's most wanted man Dawood Ibrahim.The scathing attack came after the SP leader advised BJP to construct the Babri
Azam Khan urges Centre to ban 'terrorist' RSS
National | Dec 06, 2015, 03:59 PM IST
Rampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today demanded imposition of a complete ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), urging the NDA-led Centre to label it as a "terrorist" organisation."The outfit (RSS) is busy in

Azam Khan accuses Bukhari of nexus with Hindu outfits
National | Nov 29, 2015, 08:40 AM IST
Rampur: Controversial UP minister Azam Khan renewed his attack on Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari alleging he was hand-in-glove with Hindu outfits which were "silent" on his son's marriage to a Hindu though
Aamir Khan intolerance remark: Azam Khan writes to actor to sympathise
National | Nov 24, 2015, 11:37 PM IST
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister Mohd. Azam Khan on Tuesday sympathised with Aamir Khan over the backlash triggered by the Bollywood actor's revelation that his wife contemplated leaving India due to "growing intolerance" in the country.In
I have not applied for entry to Samajwadi Party, says Amar Singh
National | Nov 24, 2015, 06:48 PM IST
New Delhi: Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has said that he has not applied for entry to the party headed by Mulayam Singh Yadav, and his meetings with the SP supremo were mostly due

If Assam governor has problem, he can go to Nepal: Azam Khan
National | Nov 23, 2015, 11:36 PM IST
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today waded into the controversy surrounding Assam Governor P B Acharya's comments, saying Muslims would prefer 'kabristan' than Pakistan and suggested that he can go to Nepal, if he
Aaj ki Baat: Amar Singh compares Azam Khan to a 'sweeper'
National | Nov 23, 2015, 11:19 PM IST
New Delhi: Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today broke his silence over his spat with Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan.While talking to India TV on 'Aaj Ki Baat', Amar Singh spoke on various issues
A lot of waste comes when there is a storm: Azam on Amar Singh
National | Nov 22, 2015, 05:04 PM IST
Mainpuri(UP): Continuing his barb against expelled Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh, senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohd Azam Khan said a lot of waste comes when there is a storm.“A lost of waste comes when

Azam rakes up row with 'Publicity' remark about rape survivor
National | Nov 21, 2015, 08:36 AM IST
Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has stoked another controversy when he told an alleged rape survivor, who sought his intervention for speedy police action, that she "gained a fair amount of publicity" while taking
Azam to rape victim: Why rake up issue for fame?
National | Nov 20, 2015, 01:57 PM IST
Lucknow: Raking up another controversy, Uttar Pradesh minister Mohammed Azam Khan has told a rape victim not to try and find "popularity in such a thing of infamy and shame".The incident occurred during an event
Azam Khan is a cow lover, says Mulayam Singh Yadav
National | Nov 19, 2015, 07:55 PM IST
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today described Azam Khan as a "cow lover" and said the UP minister has done a lot for the animal."Azam Khan is a cow lover. He has done

Action-reaction effect behind rising incidents of terrorism: Azam Khan
National | Nov 19, 2015, 02:35 PM IST
Aligarh: Against the backdrop of Paris attacks, Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today asked the Western countries to trace the root causes of the problem if they wish to achieve victory over it as he
I condemn all terror attacks, whether in Mumbai or Paris, says Azam Khan
National | Nov 18, 2015, 08:55 PM IST
New Delhi: Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has said he condemned all terror attacks, "whether Mumbai or Paris", but he added that the reprisal attacks in Syria were also causing the "death of many
No 'if' and 'but' can justify killing of innocents: Maulana Mehmood Madani
India | Nov 17, 2015, 02:47 PM IST
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind General Secretary Maulana Mehmood Madani today said that his organisation will hold countrywide demonstration against terrorism.The former Rajya Sabha MP also said that there is no place better than India for

French envoy saddened by Azam Khan's remarks over Paris terror attacks
National | Nov 17, 2015, 03:14 PM IST
New Delhi: French Ambassador to India Francois Richier has said that he was saddened by Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan's remark that the Paris terror attacks was a reaction to global superpowers like US, Russia
Paris attacks a reaction to US actions in Syria, Iraq: Azam Khan
National | Nov 16, 2015, 06:30 PM IST
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Minister and Muslim face of Samajwadi Party, Azam Khan, has stoked fresh controversy with his remark that the global superpowers like US, Russia must realize that last week's terror attacks in
Remove fear of minority community: Azam Khan to PM Modi
National | Nov 10, 2015, 06:06 PM IST
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should learn a lesson from drubbing in Bihar polls and work towards removing “fear” of the minority community.“If you behave with hatred with
Bihar result is the verdict of intellectuals: Azam Khan
National | Nov 08, 2015, 07:20 PM IST
Rampur (UP): SP leader Azam Khan today said that the defeat of BJP in Bihar polls was a collective verdict of the intellectuals of the state.Khan quoted Mahatma Gandhi and said that "power acquired by
Complaint against Azam Khan for calling PM Modi 'criminal'
National | Nov 07, 2015, 11:40 AM IST
Lucknow: A lawsuit was filed against cabinet minister Mohammad Azam Khan in a Kanpur court for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi one of the "top ten criminals of the world".The accuser, Ram Sewak Shukla, a